2.5% ▼ -19.6%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 2.5%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3254, VIC · Postcode
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Only 2.5% of people in postcode 3254 use a language other than English at home. This makes the area far less linguistically diverse than the rest of Victoria and Australia, a trend that has remained steady for over a decade.
English and the largest community languages.
English is the primary language for 86.6% of residents, which is far below the Victorian figure of 27.6%. While 1.1% of people speak little or no English, this is actually higher than in most similar areas.
2.5% ▼ -19.6%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
1.1% ▲ +15.5%
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
Share of people who use another language at home and speak English not well or not at all. No 2011 figure — that census only asked proficiency of overseas-born residents.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in 3254, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3254/3254-vic/topic/language